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- A draft of a 2007 combined World Bank and SEPA report stated that up to 760,000 people died prematurely each year in China because of air and water pollution. High levels of air pollution in China's cities caused to 350,000-400,000 premature deaths. Another 300,000 died because of indoor air of poor quality. There were 60,000 premature deaths each year because of water of poor quality.
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China's 'airpocalypse' kills 350,000 to 500,000 each year China's 'airpocalypse' kills 350,000 to 500,000 each year. Between 350,000 and 500,000 Chinese die prematurely each year because of the country's disastrous air pollution, says China's former health minister. Air pollution has become the fourth biggest threat to the health of Chinese people Photo: Getty Images.
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Global Toll of Air Pollution: Over 3 Million Deaths Each Year Global Toll of Air Pollution: Over 3 Million Deaths Each Year. We have long known that many people die from air pollution. What is surprising is how high the public health toll is and that it is largely preventable.
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Blood:Water Mission 1,000 Wells-Living Waters. Blood:Water Mission is a movement that was started by Jars of Clay, after they came face to face with the shockingly egregious suffering present in many African nations. 3,000 people die everyday in Africa, simply because they don't have the most simple of things: clean water.WHO/UNICEF). • 1.1 billion people worldwide live without safe drinking water and every day over 25,000 of them die from preventable water related illnesses. • Of the 680 million people who live in sub-Saharan Africa, approximately ONE-HALF do not have access to a disease and parasite free water source.
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Clean Water: A Health Essential Since October 2010, there have been 388,950 cholera cases – the first reported case of outbreaks in decades. In Jacmel, one of the hardest-hit regions in Haiti, 22% of the people who contract cholera die. There have been over 5,000 reported deaths from cholera since the outbreak.
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- Water-related diseases affect more than 1.5 billion people every year. 1. Water, sanitation and hygiene related disease kills nearly 1 million people each year. 1. 160 million children suffer from stunting and chronic malnutrition linked to water and sanitation.
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- In fact, over 2 million deaths occur each year from water-related diarrhea alone. At any given time, almost half of the people in developing countries suffer from water-related diseases.” • WHO World Health Report 1999. Statistical Annex. Totals of 2.3 million excluding several water-related diseases.
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World Water Day: Dirty water kills more people than violence, says UN The waste is among the 2 million tons of sewage and industrial or agricultural waste that ends up in rivers and streams each day. Most of those water sources are then also used for cooking and cleaning water.
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- The population without access to water-services in any given year is assumed to be proportional to that in 2000. This approach leads to estimates that between 52 and 118 million people, mostly children, will die between now and 2020 from preventable water-related diseases.
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11 Facts About Pollution Over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 sea mammals are killed by pollution every year. People who live in places with high levels of air pollutants have a 20% higher risk of death from lung cancer than people who live in less-polluted areas.
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Environmental Pollution Effects of Pollution. 1  Impure air can kill many organisms including human beings. 2  Pollution can cause heart disease, throat inflammation, respiratory disease, congestion, and chest pain,. Water pollution cause due to contamination or drinking water by untreated sewage cause about 14,000 deaths per day.
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Air Pollution Kills More than 3 Million People Globally Every Year Air Pollution Kills More than 3 Million People Globally Every Year. Outdoor air pollution may lead to more than 3 million premature deaths globally per year, according to a new study. About 75 percent of those deaths occur in Asia, the study found.
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- WATER CONSERVATION. 1  Close to 1 billion people across the globe do not have access to drinkable water, leaving roughly one sixth of the world’s population at risk of contracting fatal diseases*.ATER CONSERVATION. 1  Close to 1 billion people across the globe do not have access to drinkable water, leaving roughly one sixth of the world’s population at risk of contracting fatal diseases*.
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- On average, a child dies every 26 seconds from water-related illnesses. More children die every day from dirty water than from malaria, aids, and measles COMBINED**. This is why thousands of people around the country choose to Walk4Water. We walk so they don't have to! Walk4Water is a four-mile fundraising walk that began in 2007. Each event is unique and whether hosted by Healing Hands International or our partnership with you, the focus is to bring the life-saving gift of clean water to those who need it so desperately.
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Researchers estimate over two million deaths annually from air pollution Researchers estimate over two million deaths annually from air pollution. 12 July 2013 | Source: Environmental Research Letters. Over two million deaths occur each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution, a new study has found.
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- Many Civil Engineers work internationally to improve the quality of life throughout the world. There is a huge need. For example: 1.1 billion people worldwide live without safe drinking water, 2.6 billion people do not have adequate sanitation, and 3.4 million people die annually from water-related diseases.
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Causes, Effects and Solution of Water Polution In fact, the effects of water pollution are said to be the leading cause of death for humans across the globe. ÿ Acid rain It contains sulfate particles, which can harm fish or plant life in lakes and rivers.
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Air Pollution Causes 4,400 Deaths In China Every Single Day: Study Air pollution is killing about 4,400 people in China every single day, according to a new study. Researchers from Berkeley Earth, a California-based climate research organization, calculated that about 1.6 million people in China die every year from health issues caused by the country’s notoriously polluted air.
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World Water Day22 March Today, there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water.
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- With millions of people unable to access safe water and sanitation the impact on the health of communities is shocking – an estimated 54,000 children die each year directly from diarrhoea and 217,000 more die from related illnesses, such as malnutrition, pneumonia and malaria (UNICEF February 2012).n Ethiopian Red Cross Society programme is improving health and sanitation for 130,000 people. Only 44 per cent of the general population has access to safe drinking water. In rural areas, that drops to just 34 per cent (WHO/UNICEF March 2012).
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Air Pollution Linked to 1.2 Million Premature Deaths in China BEIJING — Outdoor air pollution contributed to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new summary of data from a scientific study on leading causes of death worldwide. version of this article appears in print on April 2, 2013, on page A9 of the New York edition with the headline: Early Deaths Linked to China’s Air Pollution Totaled 1.2 Million in 2010, Data Shows.
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Water, air and soil pollution causes 40 percent of deaths worldwide, Cornell research survey finds Water, air and soil pollution causes 40 percent of deaths worldwide, Cornell research survey finds. About 40 percent of deaths worldwide are caused by water, air and soil pollution, concludes a Cornell researcher.
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Why Water? 663 million people in the world live without clean water. That’s nearly 1 in 10 people worldwide. Or, twice the population of the United States. The majority live in isolated rural areas and spend hours every day walking to collect water for their family.
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- Diarrhoea. 1.8 million people die every year from diarrhoeal diseases (including cholera); 90% are children under 5, mostly in developing countries. 88% of diarrhoeal disease is attributed to unsafe water supply, inadequate sanitation and hygiene. Improved water supply reduces diarrhoea morbidity by between 6% to 25%, if severe outcomes are included.
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Fresh Water Resources: A Perspective The number of people living in water-stressed countries will increase from about 700 million today to more than 3 billion by 2025. (UNDP 2006, p.37). Every year 3 million people die prematurely from water-related diseases in developing countries.
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- • WaterDome 2002. “More than 3 million die from diseases caused by unsafe water.” • Hunter et al. 2000. “Currently, about 20% of the world's population lacks access to safe drinking water, and more than 5 million people die annually from illnesses associated with unsafe drinking water or inadequate sanitation.